Raised in rural Massachusetts, you can clearly see that nature is large influence on Amanda’s work. Always interested in the visual arts, she started painting as a child, using the leftover scraps of wood from her dad’s woodshop as her canvas. Her mom’s proud display of these works was a major reason Amanda pursued her love for the arts.

Just before college her dad, an accomplished photographer and artist, gave her a Pentax K1000 and expanded her world to a whole new medium. She graduated from Franklin Pierce College with a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design and a Minor in Marketing and Fine Arts, with a strong focus in photography. After a number of years in the graphic design field Amanda started Mae Designs. Originally a decorative painting company, Mae Designs is currently evolving to focus more on her fine art work, chiefly acrylic painting and photography.

Amanda has been a principal member of the Arts League of Lowell since 2005.

Artist Statement: The art of capturing an idea, emotion or detail is the underlying motivation for most of my work. Something catches my imagination and I feel compelled to somehow present it to the world. I'm very interested in seeing ordinary things from a different perspective and am fascinated with the effect color and light can have on a subject.

I welcome you to come back and check in on my latest work! Thanks for visiting!! ~Amanda Mae

Please contact me at info@maedesigns.com with any questions about my work.